I had now the key to all language, and I was eager to learn to use it.
In plain words
The day she understood words, she couldn't wait to use them.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Story of My Life (1903), Ch. 6 — the passage following the famous water-pump breakthrough with Anne Sullivan.
- 1903
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